Alfa Romeo

Introduced in 1938, the 2500 was the final 6C road car. World War II was coming and car development was stopped, but a few hundred 6C 2500s were built from 1940 to 1945. Postwar, the first new Alfa model was the 1946 6C 2500 Freccia d'Oro (Golden Arrow), of which 680 were built until late 1951, with bodies by Alfa. The car was a berlina bodystyle with 5–6 seats based on the 1939 2500 Sport and had a six-cylinder, 2,443 cc engine. The 6C 2500 Villa d'Este was introduced in 1949 as a berlinetta with coachwork by Touring Superleggera, using the 6C 2500 Super Sport chassis. The 'Villa d'Este' was Alfa's last handbuilt model, with only 36 units being built (including 5 cabriolets). The 6C 2500 was one of the most expensive cars available in its time. Production ended in 1952, although a couple of racing examples were produced in 1953.